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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can the headman simply allow the women to stay on in his village without informing the Japanese?
(a) they will conscript him into the army
(b) they will make him kill the women
(c) they will kill the entire village
(d) they will punish him

2. What is the length of Jean's funds being held in trust?
(a) until she marries
(b) until she is 28
(c) until she is 40
(d) until she is 35

3. Seeing the suntanned Jean with a baby on her hip, what does Harman think she is?
(a) a Malay married woman
(b) the wife of one of the Japanese
(c) a servant girl
(d) a Malay spy

4. What meal are they served for breakfast the first morning?
(a) plain rice
(b) thin fish soup and dirty rice
(c) Spam and moldy bread
(d) canned sardines and peas

5. Why is there such a turnover of ringers in the Willstown area?
(a) the weather is hot and there is no rainfall
(b) the managers are all too hard to work for
(c) the wages are low and there are no shops
(d) men do not stay because the girls all leave to the city

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exits the large Customs launch Jean hopes will take her to singapore?

2. What has Jean purchased for her Sunday visit at Midhurst?

3. When does Harman take Jean to Midhurst to see where he lives?

4. What does Jean learn from 18-year-old Rose Sawyer?

5. How long does Jean say the women stayed in Kuala Telang?

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